WOODBURY, N.Y. -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced
today that it has received multiple orders for the new NEXUS[R] Atomic
Layer Deposition (ALD) System from global thin film magnetic head
manufacturers. The next generation NEXUS ALD tool is designed
specifically to meet the film requirements of advanced technology
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) heads. Key benefits include a
high deposition rate combined with low stress and excellent
conformality, all delivered with excellent cost of ownership.

"The next generation NEXUS ALD System incorporates newly
developed technology that enables faster deposition rates than
traditional ALD systems, along with proprietary techniques for stress
control, to achieve the highest throughput and the lowest stress films
in the industry," commented James T. Jenson, Veeco's Vice
President and General Manager of PVD/ALD Equipment. "As
manufacturers of thin film magnetic heads continue their transition to
PMR technology, the NEXUS ALD System is a key enabler for advanced
fabrication with a low cost of ownership."

Veeco's NEXUS ALD System deposits advanced dielectric and
metal films for data storage applications with superior conformality at
faster deposition rates than traditional ALD systems. Designed with high
rate capability, Veeco's NEXUS ALD system is ideal for applications
such as PMR write pole encapsulation. The system can also be operated in
a low temperature mode, optimized for TMR sensor isolation. Each module
can be configured to produce a range of films in both development and
production modes. As part of Veeco's NEXUS family, it can be
integrated on a common hardware and software platform with complementary
Veeco technologies, such as ion beam etch, ion beam deposition and
physical vapor deposition.

About Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. provides solutions for nanoscale
applications in the worldwide semiconductor, data storage,
HB-LED/wireless and scientific research markets. Our Metrology products
are used to measure at the nanoscale and our Process Equipment tools
help create nanoscale devices. Veeco's manufacturing and
engineering facilities are located in New York, New Jersey, California,
Colorado, Arizona and Minnesota. Global sales and service offices are
located throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific.
Additional information on Veeco can be found at http://www.veeco.com/.

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or
otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are
forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements
made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business
Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of
Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future
events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

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